Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Bill Laimbeer and Kenny Smith

This is the detail of NBA games in which Bill Laimbeer and Kenny Smith played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 12 times in NBA games. Bill Laimbeer has a 10-2 winning record over Kenny Smith. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Bill Laimbeer:
1980-81 to 1993-94
Kenny Smith:
1987-88 to 1996-97
12 Games played
12 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Bill Laimbeer
10
10
0
Kenny Smith
2
2
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Laimbeer 10.6 7.8 2.0 0.60.9
Kenny Smith 12.3 1.7 5.60.60.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Laimbeer 20 14 6 23
Kenny Smith 19 6 11 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Bill Laimbeer 4

games
12

games
2

games
3

games
6

games
Kenny Smith 6

games
0

games
9

games
4

games
0

games
Both had same stat 2

games
0

games
1

game
5

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6

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 23, 1988
1. Pistons 121   Bill Laimbeer 14 4 1 0 3 0 2 34 5-8 .625 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Kings 105   Kenny Smith 11 1 3 0 0 0 2 22 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 14, 1988
2. Pistons 109   Bill Laimbeer 18 14 2 0 0 2 1 37 8-15 .533 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
Kings 97   Kenny Smith 16 2 5 1 0 2 0 41 5-12 .417 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1989
3. Pistons 95   Bill Laimbeer 20 5 0 2 1 0 4 35 10-15 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Kings 84   Kenny Smith 15 4 3 0 0 4 0 39 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 5-6 .833
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1989
4. Pistons 93   Bill Laimbeer 11 13 1 0 2 2 1 32 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Kings 81   Kenny Smith 13 6 11 1 1 4 4 39 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 23, 1990
5. Pistons 103   Bill Laimbeer 4 4 3 0 0 0 6 25 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-1 .000
Hawks 112   Kenny Smith 8 3 11 0 0 2 3 28 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Apr. 05, 1990
6. Pistons 104   Bill Laimbeer 10 11 2 0 2 1 5 34 3-9 .333 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
Hawks 99   Kenny Smith 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 29, 1990
7. Pistons 99   Bill Laimbeer 9 8 2 1 0 0 4 30 4-9 .444 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 9 1 4 2 0 4 1 32 2-9 .222 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 17, 1991
8. Pistons 97   Bill Laimbeer 7 10 1 2 2 4 3 41 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
OT Rockets 91   Kenny Smith 9 0 1 1 0 4 2 20 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1991
9. Pistons 94   Bill Laimbeer 2 4 2 1 0 2 2 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Rockets 87   Kenny Smith 13 1 7 0 0 2 3 26 5-11 .455 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000
Jan. 02, 1992
10. Pistons 106   Bill Laimbeer 12 12 3 1 1 1 2 36 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Rockets 83   Kenny Smith 15 2 6 1 0 2 2 38 7-14 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 22, 1992
11. Pistons 98   Bill Laimbeer 15 3 6 0 0 2 3 32 6-7 .857 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000
Rockets 84   Kenny Smith 15 0 4 0 0 2 2 39 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 -
Jan. 21, 1993
12. Pistons 120   Bill Laimbeer 5 6 1 0 0 0 3 34 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Rockets 126   Kenny Smith 19 0 11 0 0 1 2 38 7-11 .636 3-6 .500 2-3 .667